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Update: This story was updated at 3:06 Monday, May 14, to include a comment from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina. State Treasurer Dale Folwell has placed a number on a money-saving change he has talked about since taking office…

Both of North Carolina’s U.S. senators and a member of its congressional delegation praised President Trump during their appearance at a conservative lecture series in Raleigh. U.S. Sens. Richard Burr and Thom Tillis, and U.S. Rep. David Rouzer, R-7th Congressional…

U.S. Sen. Richard Burr said unwarranted attacks on CIA director nominee Gina Haspel are disgraceful, and the special counsel’s investigation into possible election collusion between Russia and President Donald Trump is a small piece of broader congressional inquiry. Burr chairs the Senate Select Committee on…

The House Select Committee on School Safety approved 14 recommendations to make schools safer. These recommendations made on Thursday, May 10, include more funding for school resource officers, licensing reciprocity for school psychologists, and requiring peer-to-peer counseling programs in schools.

ROBBINSVILLE — David Lee Satterfield is a big man stuffed into blue, bibbed overalls. He’s wearing a well-worn orange baseball cap, and a thatch of impressive white whiskers flow around his weathered face. When he shakes your hand the powerful grip and leathered skin are evidence of a life hard…

ROBBINSVILLE — Chantilly Welch remembers zig-zagging along the ribbon of two-lane highway to drive her sick baby to a doctor. She was a dot moving amid sprawling forests and mountains, on one of tens of thousands of outgoing health-related trips residents make annually from medically underserved Graham County. Another…

Gov. Roy Cooper unveiled a $24.5 billion state General Fund budget for 2018-19 that freezes scheduled drops in corporate and some personal income tax rates. He took swings at the Republican leadership for its smaller $23.9 billion budget — one he says won’t meet public needs.

An overwhelming 81 percent of voters in Salisbury on Tuesday said the city should lease its Fibrant broadband service to Hotwire Communications. The unofficial vote was 2,602 to 590. As Carolina Journal reported, the proposed lease would go for 20 years beginning July 1, with Hotwire paying back the city a…

Several incumbents and establishment-backed candidates lost in the May 8 primary, but those results may not signal a trend. Or offer any broader message about this fall’s general election, an expert on state voting patterns said in a post-election event. “I think we should caution against…

A charter school in Durham plans to close in support of teachers in traditional public schools. Central Park Charter School for Children plans to join the growing number of schools closing for the March for Students and Rally for Respect next week. Thousands…